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The saints' spot: Pope Benedict XVI laid to rest where two canonized popes were buried

In what looks like a continuation of pontifical legacy, Pope Benedict XVI was buried in the crypt ...

Novena in Memory of Pope Benedict XVI

The entire Church mourns the death of our Emeritus Holy Father

Scroll in Benedict's casket briefly summarizes his life and ministry

Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian, a "recognized authority," who left "a rich legacy of studies and research on the fundamental truths of the faith," said the official summary of his life and papacy.

At funeral, Pope remembers Benedict's 'wisdom, tenderness, devotion'

Pope Benedict XVI "spread and testified to" the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor's funeral Mass.

Catholic activists renew calls to abolish capital punishment after 'year of the botched execution'

 After a report dubbed 2022 "the year of the botched execution,"...

German Pope made no secret of his love for cats

Like any bona fide cat lover, Pope Benedict XVI's face would light up and his hand would reach out at the sight of a fluffy feline – even when that soft bundle of fur was a squirming, feisty lion cub brought to the Vatican by visiting circus performers.

Funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be based on a papal funeral

The Jan. 5 funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be a papal funeral with a few changes ...

Tens of thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St. Peter's Basilica

Tens of thousands of people streamed through St. Peter’s Basilica...

Benedict XVI's death and burial: Watching procedures become protocol

"Protocol develops over time, and this has never happened before...

World's Christians to be represented at Pope Benedict's funeral

Representatives from the world's Christian churches...

As 'Catechism in a Year' podcast launches, listeners seek clarity amid chaos

"Oh ya baby!" read Jane Hernandez's Facebook post, ...

OSV News launches Jan. 1, aims to speak ‘truth in charity in a way that unites'

The hallmark of OSV News, a new Catholic news service that launched Jan. 1, is to provide news and content “that speaks to truth in charity in a way that unites,” said OSV Publisher Scott Richert. 

Pope Benedict's body solemnly, lovingly carried to St. Peter's Basilica

The consecrated women who cared for Pope Benedict XVI in his retirement gently stroked his hands ...

The lasting legacy of Pope Benedict XVI

On Dec. 31, the Vatican announced the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who left a lasting legacy over the course of his lifelong service of the Church and who, in 2013, became the first Roman pontiff in 600 years to resign the papacy. 


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